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Talisca, Paulinho lead Evergrande to 5-0 win over Chongqing
Paulinho scored his first goal after his return to Guangzhou Evergrande, before his compatriot Anderson Talisca added two goals later on as they crushed Chongqing SWM 5-0 in Round 14 of the 2018 Chinese Super League (CSL) on Sunday.
Cauteruccio leads Cruz Azul to victory over Guadalajara
Uruguayan Martin Cauteruccio led Cruz Azul to a 1-0 victory over Guadalajara in the Liga MX Apertura tournament.
Hamilton wins in Hungary to build championship lead
Lewis Hamilton strengthened his push for a fifth world title by increasing his championship lead to 24 points today as he claimed a convincing victory for Mercedes in the Hungarian Grand Prix. The defending world champion came home 17.123 seconds ahead of title rival and fellow four-time champion Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari after the German had survived a collision with Valtteri Bottas, in the second Mercedes. That came on lap 65, of the 70, when Vettel finally passed Bottas, the Finn's right front wing touching his rear left tyre under braking, wrecking Mercedes' hopes of a one-two finish. Kimi Raikkonen finished third, his fifth podium finish in a row, in the second Ferrari ahead of Daniel Ricciardo who surged from 12th on the grid to fourth for Red Bull ahead of Bottas, who finished fifth after a late pit stop. It was Hamilton's record sixth win in Hungary, his fifth this season and the 67th of his career. "We came here knowing that the Ferrari would be really quick this weekend," .
Hamilton wins 6th Hungarian Formula 1 GP
Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton of Britain (Mercedes) on Sunday won the Hungarian Grand Prix for the sixth time of his career, increasing his lead in the 2018 driver standings to 24 points ahead of his German rival Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari).
Former SLC boss alleges cropping up of Ranatunga, Aravinda names in match fixing complaint
Former Sri Lanka Cricket President Thilanga Sumathipala today made the allegation that 1996 World Cup winners Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva were the first players from the country to be named for alleged match fixing. "Arjuna and Aravinda were the names mentioned, they were alleged to have taken 15,000 dollars from someone named Gupta," Sumathipala told reporters at the north central town of Anuradhapura. He said his (SLC) administration at that time was blamed for not investigating the complaint of alleged match fixing by Ranatunga and de Silva. Sumathipala was firing a salvo at Ranatunga in the duo's long running public slanging match. Ranatunga, a current government minister, had earlier accused Sumathipala's family of having links with bookies. He said that SLC has gone down to a precipice because of corrupt management of the game under Sumathipala. Ranatunga's brother Nishantha had filed court case to stay the May 30 elections of SLC when Sumathipala seemed ready to be ..
Neeraj strikes another gold, beats Cheng of Taipei ahead of Asian Games showdown
Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra today won a gold in the Savo Games in Finland with an impressive performance, beating his Chinese Taipei rival Chao-Tsun Cheng as the duo warmed up for an Asian Games showdown. Neeraj, the reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Asian season leader, threw 85.69m in the event held at Lapinlahti, Finland, where he is undergoing training as part of preparations for the Asian Games. Cheng managed 82.52m to take the second place. The 23-year-old Cheng is the only Asian to have thrown the javelin beyond 90m. He threw 91.36m during the World University Games in Taipei last year to shatter the previous Asian record of 89.15m set by Zhao Qinggang of China at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. But this season, his best so far has been a 84.60m effort earlier this month in Sweden. Neeraj has a personal best and national record of 87.43m which he did during the first leg of the Diamond League Meeting in Doha in May. Neeraj is leading the Asian charts
Hamilton coasts to Hungarian Grand Prix win
Lewis Hamilton cruised to a dominant fifth win of the season in his Mercedes in today's Hungarian Grand Prix to extend his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel to 24 points. The defending world champion came home 17.123 seconds ahead of title rival and fellow four-time champion Vettel of Ferrari after the German had survived a collision with Valtteri Bottas, in the second Mercedes. That came on lap 65, of the 70, when Vettel finally passed Bottas, but the Finn's right front wing touched his rear left tyre under braking, damaging his front wing and wrecking Mercedes' hopes of a one-two finish. Kimi Raikkonen finished third, his fifth podium finish in a row, in the second Ferrari ahead of Daniel Ricciardo who surged from 12th on the grid to fourth for Red Bull ahead of Bottas, who finished fifth after a late pit stop. It was Hamilton's record sixth win in Hungary, his fifth this season and the 67th of his career. "We came here knowing that the Ferrari would be really quick this ...
Danilovic wins first-ever WTA title
Serbia's Olga Danilovic, world No. 187, clinched her first-ever WTA title on Sunday after beating world No.204 Anastasia Potapova of Russia 7-5, 6-7 (1-7), 6-4 in the Moscow River Cup final.
Peruvian striker Pizarro returns to Werder Bremen to wrap up career
Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro, age 39, on Sunday joined Werder Bremen for the fifth time, wrapping up his career at the same Bundesliga football club he started with in Europe.
SA squash coach dies after World Jr C'ships match
In a tragic incident, coach of South African squash team at the WSF-World Junior Squash Championships, Graham Prior, died of heart attack here today. He was 67. According to a SRFI release, Prior was on his way to board the bus bound for team hotel after South Africa's play-off match against Singapore here, when he collapsed on the road. Help came immediately as the ambulance outside the tournament venue rushed him to a local hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival. "Prior collapsed in a heap as he was moving from the Indian Squash Academy towards the team bus with his players. He had apparently suffered a severe heart attack," said the SRFI release. "The SRFI was in touch with the South African embassy and was giving all possible assistance to ensure quick clearance of all formalities before the body is airlifted back home," the release said. The South African contingent was scheduled to leave on Monday. Prior was a coach at the Wanderers Squash Club in Johannesburg since ...
Kohli would like to prove his best batsman tag in front of British public: Shastri
Success in the last four years has driven Virat Kohli to a different level "mentally" and the Indian skipper would like to show the British public in the upcoming Test series why he is eulogized as the best players in the world, says head coach Ravi Shastri. With scores of 1, 8, 25, 0, 39, 28, 0,7, 6 and 20 in five Tests, Kohli averaged a horrendous 13.50 in his 10 innings during the 2014 England Tour. Coming into the upcoming series, all eyes are on Kohli, who has evolved as one of the finest batsman of the world in the last four years. "Look at his (Kohli's) record. I don't have to spell out what he has done in the last four years. When you perform in that fashion, you are mentally at a different level as well. You are waiting for whatever test comes your way," Shastri told Espncricinfo. "Yes, he might have had an ordinary series when he came here four years ago. But four years down the line he is the best player in the world. And he would like to get out there and show the British .
Indian team's performance in U-17 WC was mediocre, it was more of hype: Constantine
Indian Under-17 team's performance at the FIFA World Cup was mediocre and the hype surrounding it was unjustified, National head coach Stephen Constantine fulminated today. Constantine's outburst came during a media interaction before the start of the training camp here for the next month's SAFF Championships in Bangladesh. The Briton's out-of-the-blue comments may ruffle some feathers in the All India Football Federation (AIFF) whose president Praful Patel had praised the national U-17 team for its gutsy performance in the FIFA's youth showpiece event. Asked if he felt India U-17 team goalkepeer Dheeraj Singh's career was not handled properly (by his managers), Constantine initially said, "I have nothing to do with the looking after of that boy. That is not my job." But he went on to say that it was more of hype of the U-17 team than the actual achievement on the field. "There was a lot of hype in the U-17 team's performance. They did not win any game in the U-17 World Cup and I am ..
Tough battles await Indians at Badminton Worlds (Preview)
Women's singles stars P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal and men's singles player Kidambi Srikanth will carry India's hopes when they compete at the BWF World Badminton Championships, starting here from Monday.
Ticket sales of 2019 AFC Asia Cup to begin on Monday
Tickets for the AFC Asian Cup football tournament 2019 will go on sale across India from Monday, it was announced on Sunday. Tickets will be available at www.afcasiancup2019.com.
Hima Das's athletic coach refutes sexual allegations
Nipon Das, the coach of athletics sensation Hima Das has rebuffed allegations of sexually assaulting a female athlete he has coached, saying he did nothing wrong.In an audio message, Nipon said, "Allegations of sexual assault are false. The woman athlete who made the allegations continued to come for coaching. If I am found guilty, I must be punished but if I am not found guilty then she should be punished."He added, "I am clean and innocent. You can ask my students. The police told me to cooperate and I am doing that only. An inquiry is on."Reportedly, the female athlete said that she was allegedly sexually assaulted by Nipon during a training session at the Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati in May.Hima recently became the first Indian woman to win gold at IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships. The 18-year-old made the country proud as she scripted history by clinching the top spot in the women's 400 m final race at the Championships which was held in France.
Berrettini stuns Bautista Agut to claim 1st Swiss Open title
Italy's Matteo Berrettini, World No. 84, upset second seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 7-6 (11-9), 6-4 on Sunday to win the Swiss Open, his first career title.
Rohan Bopanna forays into fitness biz, launches cardio tennis
India's doubles tennis star Rohan Bopanna today announced his foray into sports-inspired fitness business with the launch of 'Cardio Tennis.' Cardio Tennis is a group cardio-workout, combining the best features of tennis and cardiovascular exercises to create an invigorating, full-body, high-intensity workout, with music and fitness drills along with innovative tennis games. Bopanna said India is a potential market for CT and that he would like to open such initiatives in other cities as well. He, however, did not reveal the size of investment he made into this venture. "In fact, I have put almost all the money into it," he told reporters here. The tennis star had earlier launched a range of speciality coffees - Rohan Bopanna's Master Blend - in association with city-based micro roastery and cafe - The Flying Squirrel - in January. Bopanna, who was World Number Three in ATP ranking in 2013, said he hopes to take both tennis and fitness to people with the help of CT. "One
Sourabh wins gold at Russia Open
Sourabh Verma stood out with his top-of-podium finish performance in the men singles event even as the young mixed doubles duo of Rohan Kapoor and Kuhoo Garg finished with the silver medal in the Russia Open Tours Super 100 badminton tournament here.
17-year-old Danilovic wins maiden WTA title in Moscow
Olga Danilovic clinched her first WTA title on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-7 (1/7), 6-4 win over Russia's Anastasia Potapova in a battle of 17-year-olds in the Moscow final. Serbian Danilovic, the world number 187, is the first lucky loser to win a WTA tournament having initially lost in the final round of qualifying. At 17 years and seven months, she is the youngest champion since Ana Konjuh of Croatia won the Nottingham event in 2015, and becomes the first player born in the 2000s to win a WTA trophy. It was the first final featuring two players under the age of 18 since Nicole Vaidisova, 16, beat Tatiana Golovin, 17, to win the Japan Open in 2005.
Football coach Constantine slams IOA's decision to bar Asiad participation
India's football team coach Stephen Constantine on Sunday said the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has made an appalling decision of not sending the men's and women's teams to the Asian Games to be held in Indonesia in August.